A tyre with a cut, a bulge, a split or exposed cord is replaced, not repaired, and we fit the new one where the car is parked. Kitts Green is about 91 miles in a straight line from our only base at Brent Cross, NW2 (further by road). We have no base or van stationed nearby. Call and we will tell you straight away whether we can take the job; if we can, the arrival time is given on the call. If the car is unsafe where it is, your breakdown cover may reach you sooner.
A hard knock against a kerb can damage the wheel as well as the tyre. When the old tyre comes off, the fitter looks at the rim. If the wheel is cracked or bent, a new tyre will not cure it; it needs a wheel specialist, and you are told before anything is fitted.
Somewhere level with room beside the wheel: a driveway or a residential side street is ideal. A trading estate or retail park, such as Tile Cross Trading Estate, is private land, so the owner has to agree first. If the car is at the edge of a busy road such as the A45 Coventry Road, move it only if the tyre will get you somewhere safe; otherwise your breakdown cover may reach you sooner.
Common sizes are often on the van; other sizes are sourced for the job. The price of the tyre and fitting is confirmed on the call, and it is the same at any hour.
Many newer cars, especially some BMW and MINI models, leave the factory on run-flat tyres and carry no spare wheel. The sidewall says so, with a marking such as RSC, ROF, SSR, ZP or RFT depending on the maker.
A car built for run-flats should stay on run-flats, because it has no spare to fall back on and its suspension is set up for their stiffer sidewalls. Tell us on the call if the car has them, so the right tyre is sourced.
Call or WhatsApp with where the car is, the registration and the tyre size from the sidewall. A photo of the damage helps find the right replacement.
You hear what the job involves and the options for your car. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
The fitter comes to your home, your workplace or a safe place to park, raises the car on a jack and does the job beside it.
Before the fitter leaves, the wheel is checked for security and the tyre pressure is set to the maker's figure.
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These are the neighbourhoods, postcode districts and main roads on record for this area. Whether we can take a particular job depends on the diary and the distance from our base, so the call always decides.
Yes, if the site allows it. Supermarket, retail park and station car parks are private ground, so the owner's permission comes first. Places of this kind in this area include:
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Get the car somewhere safe, send a photo of the damage and the size, and the new tyre comes to the car. The price is given on the call.
